Comments on: Looking back at 2007: Potemayo

By: Lou

Lou — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:04:27 +0000

Yes I agree, I just discovered Potemayo recently and compiled all the potemayo episodes online for easy reference. It's a shame that it's not available in North America.

By: Shippoyasha

Shippoyasha — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:36:02 +0000

Well, Lupus, it’s not that I was exactly praising Baccano’s story as it was more of a jumble and supposedly only covered a segment of the whole novel story. But it was alright, though a tad bit pretentious IMO.

Though the pretentious anime of the year award goes to Darker than Black. Now THAT was a trainwreck!

By: Lupus

Lupus — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 01:58:29 +0000

P-kun: Despite the numerous off-colour jokes, Potemayo can just as easily be enjoyed by children, because most of the penis jokes are very subtle (or maybe it’s less subtle in Japanese, who knows).

Totali: Because Guchuko is Tsundere. =P

By: Totali

Totali — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 19:08:26 +0000

Why does everyone like Guchiko more than Pote-chan! POTEMAYO FTW! This was definitely one of the best and underrated shows of 2007.

By: p-kun

p-kun — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 15:47:40 +0000

I don’t like moe, and despise moeblob, although I have soft spot for mochi-mochi babies. I really enjoy Potemayo for the various sexual innuendos which are somehow many times funnier given the unfitting children anime atmosphere. Given this, I really really don’t think that Potemayo is a show you could enjoy with the entire family if your family has small kids, the manga is “seinen” for a reason ^_^.

Yay for Baccano up there. I love its hectic pacing.

By: Lupus

Lupus — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 14:51:08 +0000

To everyone who commented: thank you, and Happy New Year! Hope 2008 will be much better than 2007 for all of you =D

dKiWi: I think in terms of simple hilarity, it’s not as good as Azumanga Daioh. But Potemayo’s touching moments are done much better. I wouldn’t rate Potemayo as highly as Azumanga as a comedy, but as a show overall it’s probably very close (with Azumanga still a bit ahead).

Chu Yeow: Yeah it’s absolutely fantastic. I’ve already watched it twice =D

Akito: I’d understand the video if it wasn’t in Japanese ^_^;

Usagi: YOU SIMPLY MUST WATCH IT! It’s one of the best shows this year.

Shippoyasha: Haha, Baccano’s story is nothing compared to my two favourite humongous fantasy epics, the Wheel of Time and A Song of Ice and Fire. I really enjoy that kind of complex stories with a lot of characters, which is why I considered it the best ’serious show’ this year.

Neko79: Honi honi pan! XD

By: neko79

neko79 — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 10:05:32 +0000

i love potemayo XP Hani hani hanyo fuwaaaaaaaa
agree on denno coil and minamike
i like umisho for comedy too
genshiken and Sketchbook is pretty good to me too
Baccano is interesting though i thought the ending was abit mm weird LOL..
but its better than darker than black for sure
and darker than black is better than code geass for me
Mecha warfare is just so not for me ( except for vandread, kiddy grade and galaxy angels LOL)

By: IKnight

IKnight — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:14:46 +0000

Potemayo does a job (moe, funny, touching), and it does it well.

By: Shippoyasha

Shippoyasha — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:31:28 +0000

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm. Not so sure about Baccano. I mean it was fun, but its insanely convoluted story was a bit much. Denno Coil had its good moments, but mostly a sludge through overt seriousness. Seirei no Moribito as well. All well made, but felt a bit slow to me. And funny enough, I thought the interplanetary episode of Denno Coil was one of its best. I guess Seirei no Moribito was the best made ’serious animu’ though.

And Geass was a trainwreck? For being a fun little romp of silly politics and insane egos? I never get the reason why people criticize Geass so seriously or think it wasn’t made to be ridiculous. I had so much fun watching, I couldn’t be bothered to grumble about the anime-plothole-that-is-in-every-mecha-ever.

As for comedy goes. I see that Seto no Hanayome will always be forgotten… That and Oh Edo Rocket too.

But for Potemayo, I agree 100%. Even beyond straightshooting slice of life shows like Sketchbook and Minami-ke, Potemayo just had a really strange feel to it going on. It’s like zen of complete moeblob anarchy and touchy, heart warming moments.

By: usagijen

usagijen — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:28:12 +0000

I love Potemayo!!
…though it’s a shame that I’ve only read the manga and still haven’t watched the anime .___.

By: Akito

Akito — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 07:15:28 +0000

potemayo is one of the best anime of 2007.
Natsu mikan in this show voiced by kawasumi ayako,
is identical to Yoshida Kazumi on Shakugan no Shana.

And true, the most charming point is guuchuko and her child

btw, watch the Potemayo and shana cross over at:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=xDuLq9G6Lfg&feature=related

By: Chu Yeow

Chu Yeow — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 06:07:20 +0000

I only found out about Potemayo recently after reading a similar blog post by another anime blogger (can’t remember who) and you hit all the right spots with your comments about it here

I think I rushed through all 12 episodes (and the special episodes) in 2 days (which is quite a big thing for me, since I hardly ever do anime marathons). Best comedy of 2007, much agreed!

By: dKiWi

dKiWi — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:47:41 +0000

Potemayo is as good or even better than J.C. Staff’s other legendary 4Koma adaption which is none other than Azumanga Daioh (2002). I just don’t see why people don’t want to watch Azumanga Daioh version 2. Or maybe some of us just don’t bother that much about animation studios.